A player who withholds playing services called for by a Player Contract for more than thirty (30) days after the start of the last Season covered by his Player Contract shall be deemed not to have “complet[ed] his Player Contract by rendering the playing services called for thereunder.” Accordingly, such a player shall not be a Veteran Free Agent and shall not be entitled to negotiate or sign a Player Contract with any other professional basketball team unless and until the Team for which the player last played expressly agrees otherwise.

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This is a total win now move and I love it. We have Kawhi fucking Leonard on our team. Wow!

Masai/Bobby are so ballsy.

The thing I like about it is that the Raptors are perfectly positioned to tank in case it doesn't workout. We didn't give up OG or Pascal. Valanciunas/Ibaka/Lowry/Kawhi can all be flipped at the trade deadline for young assets/picks.

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This is not a "risky" move, this is a stupid move. What if Kawhi fake another injury and sits the entire season? he did it last year. It's already being reported that he has no desire to play in Toronto.

Mamba Mentality

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So? The only reason why the Spurs didn't act on it is because they thought they can still repair the relationship. With the Raptors, it's going to be a really easy decision. If Kawhi doesn't show up, he doesn't get to enter the free agency. If you want to completely ruin your career, be my fucking guest.